# 1526
Chapter 1526: I'm a Philosophy Major
"Migo?" Lin Qiye murmured the name softly.
"In Cthulhu Mythos, Migo are described as alien creatures that worship truth and science. They don't particularly revere the Cthulhu deities... except for one." Chen Han paused, then said slowly:
"Yog-Sothoth."
Upon hearing this name, Lin Qiye immediately reacted. "The 【Key to the Gate】?"
"That's right." Chen Han nodded. "【Key to the Gate】 Yog-Sothoth is the all-knowing, all-seeing god, the embodiment of truth. Its existence itself is the ultimate pursuit of the Migo race. They frantically worship the 【Key to the Gate】 and seek infinite wisdom gifted from it."
Lin Qiye nodded thoughtfully. "So the monster we encountered that day is far from the only one?"
"Absolutely not... The Migo obtained some authority over time and space from the 【Key to the Gate】. They typically dwell in the cracks of time and space and rarely appear in the physical world."
"So the one we encountered that day was just an accident?"
"Unknown."
Chen Han sighed. "If it were just that one Migo accidentally slipping through a temporal rift into present-day Shangjing, that would be the best outcome... I'm just afraid they have other purposes."
"This Shangjing City shouldn't have anything that would attract their attention, right?" Lin Qiye thought for a moment, then shook his head. "In any case, let's maintain vigilance for a period of time. I'll be staying in Shangjing anyway, so if any Migo presence appears, I'll sense it immediately."
"Having a special squad stationed in Shangjing does provide a great sense of security."
Chen Han smiled faintly.
Lin Qiye walked out of Chen Han's office, crossing the courtyard of the traditional compound. As he was about to leave directly, several figures walked out from the side room.
"Commander Lin!" Fang Mo's eyes lit up at the sight of Lin Qiye.
He held a stack of documents in his hand and hurried to Lin Qiye's side, saying:
"Commander, over the past few days we've gone through all the current Night Watch rosters and selected several promising candidates. Do you have any suggestions?"
Lin Qiye raised an eyebrow, took the list and scanned through it, then nodded slightly. "These are all quite good... However, the most important thing when building a team is complementarity between members. Simply pursuing individual combat strength isn't necessarily what's best for you."
He handed the documents back to Fang Mo, who nodded thoughtfully.
"Instructor Lin, you haven't visited us in several days... What have you been busy with lately?" Li Zhenzhen asked curiously.
"Been going to school recently."
Lin Qiye stuffed his hands back into his pockets, turned, and walked toward the exit of the compound.
Fang Mo, Li Zhenzhen, and Lu Baoyou all stood frozen in place.
"Did he just say... what's he been doing lately?"
...
The next day.
Lin Qiye strolled out of his bedroom, glanced at the time on the wall, yawned, and then began knocking on Li Yifei's door.
Knock knock knock—
"Li Yifei, time to get up. There's class this morning."
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"...What did you say?"
"You go ahead... I'm sleeping a bit more."
Lin Qiye: ...
"Skipping the first class after enrollment?" Lin Qiye shook his head helplessly, then turned and walked to Cao Yuan's door. After knocking for a while with no response, he grew puzzled.
Just as Lin Qiye was wondering, Jiang Er floated out from the wall of the adjacent room:
"Cao Yuan seems to have left around four in the morning."
"Four? Why would he get up that early?"
"He didn't say in detail... seemed like he was going for a run? Maybe exercising?"
Lin Qiye's expression turned odd. With Cao Yuan's physical素质的, he didn't need morning runs or anything like that... Going to school to run on the second day of classes? That didn't sound like something he'd do.
As Lin Qiye was puzzled, An Qingyu wheeled himself out of the room, already washed and dressed. He smiled at Lin Qiye:
"Looks like it's just the two of us, then."
...
"Run!"
"Everyone, run!"
"Why do you all look so lifeless? Did you not wake up properly?!"
On the track field of Shangjing University, Lu Menglei, dressed in athletic wear, shouted at the few kendo club members who had fallen far behind the group.
These kendo club members had heavy dark circles under their eyes, looking like they were about to collapse. Most of them had stayed up playing on their phones until early morning the previous night, only sleeping four or five hours, and then ran more than ten laps on an empty stomach. They felt like death was imminent.
"Senior, we're really exhausted... Didn't sleep long enough... I can't do this, I need to walk for a bit."
"Are you already tired? Look at Junior Cao Yuan over there—same sleep schedule as you, but he's not tired at all?" Lu Menglei pointed at Cao Yuan, who was running calmly at the very front of the pack.
Cao Yuan wore a casual outfit, strolling leisurely along the track as if taking a walk. Though his pace wasn't fast, it gave people the feeling that he was utterly unattainable.
"Senior... We really can't keep up. We're going to rest for a bit."
"Cough cough cough... I need to get some water, too tired."
"Go, Senior! We'll support you from the sidelines!"
"..."
As time passed, the kendo club members in the rear gradually exhausted themselves and sat down to rest by the sidelines. Soon, only Cao Yuan and Lu Menglei remained on the track, running along the inner lane one after another.
"Junior, can you still keep going? Want me to run ahead to block the wind for you?"
"No need, I'm fine." Cao Yuan's breathing was steady as a mountain.
"Your physical condition is impressive... You must be in the sports program, right?"
"I'm a philosophy major."
"???"
"What's your major?"
"Oh, I'm in the literature department. But I'm not an undergraduate—I'm a PhD student."
"PhD?" Cao Yuan blinked. "Then... how old are you this year?"
Hearing this, Lu Menglei was slightly stunned, then punched Cao Yuan on the back from behind, saying with a hint of annoyance, "Is a girl's age something you can just ask about casually? Watch out, or I'll go back and beat you with a shinai!"
"You might not be able to beat me."
"Just joined the kendo club, and already so confident? How about after class tonight, we have a match! I'll let you strike first for ten moves!"
"Tonight I still have a class on Current Affairs and Policy. Class probably won't end until almost ten." Cao Yuan sighed regretfully.
"No problem! By then I'll still be practicing at the kendo hall. I'll wait for you there!"
Lu Menglei feigned anger, seemingly determined to teach Cao Yuan a lesson. But deep in her heart, she couldn't help but feel an uncontrollable surge of joy.
Hehe, took the bait!
This tough nut, finally managed to trick him into practicing swordsmanship... Tonight, as long as I give him a good beating and let him experience the charm of kendo, he'll sooner or later willingly learn kendo from me. In time, Shangjing University's Kendo Club will surely gain another formidable member!
The confident Lu Menglei didn't notice that at the moment she finished speaking, Cao Yuan, running at the very front, had a slight smirk on his face:
"Alright."
After endless oblivion, Shi Yu suddenly sat up from his bed, gasping for fresh air. His chest heaved up and down.
Confusion, incomprehension—all kinds of emotions surged through his heart.
Where is this?
Then, Shi Yu下意识地观察四周，but was even more bewildered.
A single dormitory?
Even if he had been successfully rescued, he should be in a hospital ward now.
And his body... why does it have not even a scratch?
带着疑惑，Shi Yu's gaze quickly swept across the room. Finally, his eyes landed on a mirror by his bedside.
The mirror reflected his current appearance—approximately seventeen or eighteen years old, handsome features.
But the problem was, this wasn't him!
The previous him was a handsome young man in his mid-twenties with distinguished demeanor, who had been working for some time.
And now, this appearance clearly looked like a high school student's age...
This change left Shi Yu stunned for a long time.
Don't tell him the surgery was successful...
The body, the features—all changed. This wasn't a matter of surgery or not; it was something else entirely.
Could it be... he had transmigrated?
Aside from the mirror, which was clearly placed in an unfavorable feng shui position by his bedside, Shi Yu also discovered three books nearby.
He picked them up and looked. The titles immediately silenced him.
"New Breeder's Essential Beast-Raising Manual"
"Post-Delivery Care for Pets"
"Ranking Guide for Different Species Beast Girls"
Shi Yu: ???
The first two book titles were somewhat normal. What was with that last one?
"Ahem."
Shi Yu's gaze sharpened. He stretched out his hand, but quickly froze.
Just as he was about to flip open the third book to see what exactly this was, his mind suddenly burst into sharp pain. A flood of memories surged forth.
Bingshan City.
Pet-breeding base.
Intern pet-breeder.
...?
A beast tamer?